2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 · symptom sheet
Brake pedal feels soft or spongy
- 26owner reports
- 6,500median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
26 of the 192 reports of brake wear on the 2019 Silverado 1500 describe soft brake pedal.
Part of Brakes grind, pulse or wear early (192 reports) · also: brake light on, brake failure, ABS light on
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Soft brake pedal on other Silverado 1500 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the brakes cover the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
These vehicles received updated software for the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM). This software has an error, and as a result, the vehicle's electronic brake assist may be disabled.
Due to an Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM) software error, the vehicle's Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Antilock Brake System (ABS) may become disabled.
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Silverado 1500
Brake vacuum pump failure. Closed apr 10, 2022, led to recall 19V-645.
Brake line corrosion failure. Closed apr 8, 2015.
Brake line corrosion failure. Closed jan 5, 2011.
Unwanted low-speed abs activation. Closed sep 13, 2005, led to recall 05V-379.
Hydraulic pump failres. Closed feb 28, 2005, led to recall 05V-005.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 3,000 and 35,800 miles, from the 22 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
This Preliminary information communicates an issues with a Service Brake Assist Message With DTC C053D or C058E and that engineering is working on updated software to correct this issue.
What owners wrote
No report on this problem is short enough to quote in full.
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 26 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 155 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 153 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 134 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 120 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 111 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 51 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 51 reports
- Engine leaks oil 39 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 37 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 35 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 31 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 28 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 27 reports